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  By: Bohac, et al. H.B. No. 2400
        (Senate Sponsor - Taylor of Collin)
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2015;
  April 30, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Finance; May 6, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:  
  Yeas 13, Nays 0; May 6, 2015, sent to printer.)
Click here to see the committee vote
 
 
 
  COMMITTEE VOTE
 
 
         YeaNayAbsentPNV
         NelsonX
         HinojosaX
         BettencourtX
         EltifeX
         HancockX
         HuffmanX
         KolkhorstX
         NicholsX
         SchwertnerX
         SeligerX
         Taylorof GalvestonX
         UrestiX
         WatsonX
         WestX
         WhitmireX
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the sale of a new motor vehicle to certain manufacturers
  or distributors.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 152.001(2), Tax Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
               (2)  "Retail sale" means a sale of a motor vehicle
  except:
                     (A)  the sale of a new motor vehicle in which the
  purchaser is a franchised dealer who is authorized by law and by
  franchise agreement to offer the vehicle for sale as a new motor
  vehicle and who acquires the vehicle either for the exclusive
  purpose of sale in the manner provided by law or for purposes
  allowed under Chapter 503, Transportation Code;
                     (B)  the sale of a vehicle other than a new motor
  vehicle in which the purchaser is a dealer who holds a dealer's
  general distinguishing number issued under Chapter 503,
  Transportation Code, and who acquires the vehicle either for the
  exclusive purpose of resale in the manner provided by law or for
  purposes allowed under Chapter 503, Transportation Code; [or]
                     (C)  the sale to a franchised dealer of a new motor
  vehicle removed from the franchised dealer's inventory for the
  purpose of entering into a contract to lease the vehicle to another
  person if, immediately after executing the lease contract, the
  franchised dealer transfers title of the vehicle and assigns the
  lease contract to the lessor of the vehicle; or
                     (D)  the sale of a new motor vehicle in which the
  purchaser is a manufacturer or distributor as those terms are
  defined by Section 2301.002, Occupations Code, who acquires the
  motor vehicle either for the exclusive purpose of sale in the manner
  provided by law or for purposes allowed under Section 503.064,
  Transportation Code.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act does not
  affect tax liability accruing before the effective date of this
  Act. That liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been
  enacted, and the former law is continued in effect for the
  collection of taxes due and for civil and criminal enforcement of
  the liability for those taxes.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
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